The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
McLean County in central Illinois...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 535 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Danvers, or 8
miles west of Normal, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Bloomington and Normal around 540 PM CDT.
Towanda around 545 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Colfax.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 9.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 142 and 179.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 119 and 155.
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
